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Guest Interview: Illustrator Jane Pica on Drawing Spooky Stories

Posted on March 10, 2020March 13, 2020

By Cory Putman Oakes

It’s Day 2 of my Cynsations spooky middle grade takeover!

Today’s post is an interview with Jane Pica, the illustrator for The Second Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street (Amulet, Aug. 18, 2020). She is responsible for the gorgeous cover and the interior illustrations.

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Guest Post: Cory Putman Oakes on Writing Spooky Middle Grade Books

Posted on March 9, 2020March 13, 2020

By Cory Putman Oakes

My next book, The Second Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street, is coming out from Abrams/Amulet on Aug. 18 and is now available for preorder. To celebrate, I’m taking over Cynsations this week to talk about spooky middle grade!

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